6 Mar
2024
6 Mar
'24
3:03 p.m.
It all depends on how you define "started."
Your contributions to it was done while it was still in the maternity ward of the hospital
in which it was birthed. I would argue, at length if need be, but I suspect it's not
needed, that you indeed "started to develop it." Did only Ken started it. Who
was in the room when Ken outlined the file system? You're finger prints are all over
everything from very, very early.
From a quarter the way into the 21st century, you certainly appear to have started to
develop it.
Just my humble opinion. my disclaimer is that I've always held your contributions in
very high regard.
Brantley
On Mar 6, 2024, at 9:55 AM, Douglas McIlroy
<douglas.mcilroy(a)dartmouth.edu> wrote:
When Rudd, Doug, Ken, Dennis, et al start to
develop UNIX
Although I jumped into Unix as soon as it was born, I was not one of those who
"start[ed] to develop it".
Doug